Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-31

the AlOnZO 1OfGeT IdTlh' his stone Il
grained, light-colored and of most
excellent quality for hammered work
The stone is in good demand and is
growing popular as its quality is
known. A large soldiers monument
for Gettysburgh has been recently
made from it, and the manufacturers
expect to get out several more fol
Ohio state authorities. The Rvegate
stone cutters have depended chiefly
on this ledge for the large quantities
of granite used at that point, while
considerable stone has been shipped
from this quarry to different sections
of the country in the rough. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Carter would put up
extensive granite works here if he
could find suitable site at reasonable
rates. The Ainsworth quarries are
some two miles southwest of the Car
ter quarries and are of the boulder
order referred t. above. A feasible
road has been built to this point and
teams are running quite constantly.
This stone has been extensively used
bv the Lairds at St. JOhnsburv and
other parties. The grain of this stone
Is fine. the rift free, the color medi-
um and the quality very similar to
the Barre stone To all appearance
the supply from this source is limit
ed, though it will last some longer.
In the close vicinity of the above,
the Carricks of ST. Johnsbury have
been obtaining quite large quantities
of stone from boulders in lo leased
of A. f. Judevine. This is the same
in quality as the Ainsworth material.
A mile or more south of this quar-
nv, near Buck Pond in Woodbury.,
there is high granite ridge, the
lodges standing in immense layers or
sheets which promise to develop into
very extensive quarrying. Parties in
New York, Chicago and st. Louis,
representing unlimited capital, have
been prospecting in this vicinity and
have leased or bought the quarry.
1t is understood that they pay 5000
for the privilege of working the stone
sufficiently to prove its quality, with
the agreement that they pay $40, 900
if the stone proves well. This stone
will be drawn to Hardwick. RumOr
has it that Mr.. Wheeler, an old quar-
ryman at Hardwick, will have charge
of the new enterprise if it goes ahead.
Mr.. Wheeler has been doing business
in granite for several years at Hard
wick.
Some two miles southeast Of the
last mentioned quarry a mountain of
granite extends a distance of two
miles or more in the direction of Cab
OF. Several years since Voodry &
Town began operations on this side
of the mountain which rises from the
base precipitously to a great height,
where the shelving and jutting layers
of granite afford the best of oppOrtu-
nifty to obtain stone we ever saw.
Almost the first venture was to drill
a line of holes almost 800 feet in
length on sheet of the ledge, which
averaged fifteen feet in thickness.
The sheet presented nearly square
front and lay upon an inclined bed at
such an angle that the quarrymen,
with the aid of wedges and powder,
rolled off block of stone fifteen feet
square and 200 feet in length. This
would have made a monument almost
as high as Bunker Hill monument.
The weight was probably not less
than 3 800 tons. This block has been
largely worked up and drawn away,
q road having been built to the quar-
rv. The distance to Hardwick is
about seven miles, the route fairly
good. The absolute distance to
Hardwick is less than five miles. If
the proposed Hardwick and Marsh
field railroad is ever built. this quar-
~ will be within a mile and fourth of
the route, and may be reached by a
branch road a mile and a half long.
When this is accomplished there will
be opportunity to quarry an mex
laustible supply of this stone, which
can not be eXcelled for building and |
other purposes. The material is pure
not a streak, a bastard seam or a |
spot can be seen in any stone obtain |
ed at this quarry. The rift of the
stone is so perfect that the longest |
tIIel OHlAl1CoO plCCCS VI WOIh dSSlIcu |
,an be obtained with ease. The par
les are about to get out a pyramidal
block "a feet in length by 215 feet
square at the base. They have a
good derrick erected. Their only
drawback is distance from the rail
Dad. They are now getting this stone
lauled for II cents a cubic foot,
selling from 80 to IS cents a foot.
This would seem to leave them a fair
margin of profit. They own % acres
If quarry surface, depth unknown.
4 portion of the mountain has been
bought by Mr.. Carter, above named,
md the Thomases on the west side
ire opening up another quarry.
We ought to have mentioned in
peaking of the stone found in the |
Vest mountain, that John Bridgman
WINS several acres of granite ridges
lear the Mack quarry. where cOnSid- |